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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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