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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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