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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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