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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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