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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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