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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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