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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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