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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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