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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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