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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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