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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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