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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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