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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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