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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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