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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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