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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also investigates 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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