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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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