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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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