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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the 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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