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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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