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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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