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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically 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 quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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