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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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