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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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