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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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