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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students 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 several issues that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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