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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the 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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