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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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