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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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