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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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