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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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