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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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