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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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