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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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