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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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