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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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