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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the major 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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