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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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