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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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