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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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