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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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