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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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