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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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