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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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