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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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