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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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