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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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