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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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