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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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