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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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