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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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