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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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