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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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