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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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