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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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