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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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