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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the 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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