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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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