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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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