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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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