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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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