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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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