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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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