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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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