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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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