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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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