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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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