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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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