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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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