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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes 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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