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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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