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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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