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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning have empowered students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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