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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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