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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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