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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to understand these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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