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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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