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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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