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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning enable humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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