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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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