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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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