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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes 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. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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