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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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