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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education enable students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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