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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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