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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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