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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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