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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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