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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. 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 MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to understand these open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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