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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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