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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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