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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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