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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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