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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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