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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like India to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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