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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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