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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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