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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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