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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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