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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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