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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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