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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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