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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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