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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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