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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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