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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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