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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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