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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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