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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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