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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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