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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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