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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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