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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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