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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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