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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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