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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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