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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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