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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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