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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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