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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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