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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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