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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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