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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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