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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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