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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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