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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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