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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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