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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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