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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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