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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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