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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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