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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free 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 online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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