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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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