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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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