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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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