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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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