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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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