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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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