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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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