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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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