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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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