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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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