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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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