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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the 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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