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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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