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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like 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 distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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