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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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