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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education make it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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