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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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