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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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