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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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