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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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