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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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 usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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