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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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