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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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