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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students 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 issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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