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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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