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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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