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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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