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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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