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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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