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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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