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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the key 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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