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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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