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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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