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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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