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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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