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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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