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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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