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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also researches 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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