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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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