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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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