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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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