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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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