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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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