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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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