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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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