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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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