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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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