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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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