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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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