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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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