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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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