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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand these open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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