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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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