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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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