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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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