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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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