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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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