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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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