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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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