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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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