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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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