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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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