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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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