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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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