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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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