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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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