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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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