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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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