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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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