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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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