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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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 classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the 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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