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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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