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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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