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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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