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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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