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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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