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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to understand these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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