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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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