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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and 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. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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