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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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