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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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