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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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