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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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