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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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