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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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