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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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