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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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