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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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