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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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