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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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