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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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