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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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