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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. People want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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