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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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