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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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