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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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