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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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