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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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