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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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