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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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