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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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