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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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