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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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