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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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