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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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