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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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