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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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