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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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