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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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