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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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