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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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