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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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