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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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