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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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