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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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