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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. 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 MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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