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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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