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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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