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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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