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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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