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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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