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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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