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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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