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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the major 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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