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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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