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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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