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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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