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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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