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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners 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 issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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