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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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