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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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