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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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