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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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