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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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