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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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