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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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