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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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