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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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