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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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