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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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