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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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