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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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