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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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