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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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