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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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