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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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