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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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