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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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