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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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