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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning enable learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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