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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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