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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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