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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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