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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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