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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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