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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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