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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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