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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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