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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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