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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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