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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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