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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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