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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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