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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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