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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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