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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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