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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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