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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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