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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have empowered humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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