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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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