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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology enable humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are 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 lot of issues that elearning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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