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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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