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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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