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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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