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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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