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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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