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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major 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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