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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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