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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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