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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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