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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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