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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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