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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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