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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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