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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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