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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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