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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses 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. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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