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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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