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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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