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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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