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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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