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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education