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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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