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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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