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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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