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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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