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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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