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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take 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 MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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