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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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