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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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