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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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