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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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