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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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