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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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