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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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