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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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