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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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