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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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