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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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