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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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