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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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