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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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