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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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