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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores 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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