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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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