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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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