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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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