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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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