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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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