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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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