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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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