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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly 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 several subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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