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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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