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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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