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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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