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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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