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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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