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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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