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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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