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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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