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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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