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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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