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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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