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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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