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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily 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 several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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