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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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