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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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