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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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