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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education make it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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