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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. 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. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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