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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants 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. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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