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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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