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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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