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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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