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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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