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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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