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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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