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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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