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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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