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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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