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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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