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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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