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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major 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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