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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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