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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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