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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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