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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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