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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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