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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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