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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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