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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. 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 generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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