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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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