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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently 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 online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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