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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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