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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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