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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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