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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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