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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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