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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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