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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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