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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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