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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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