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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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