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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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