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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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