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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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