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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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