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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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