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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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