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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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