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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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