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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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