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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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