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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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