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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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