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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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