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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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