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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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