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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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