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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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