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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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