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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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