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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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