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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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