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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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