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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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