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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the 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 examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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