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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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