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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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