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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important 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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