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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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