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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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