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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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