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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology enable learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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