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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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