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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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