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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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