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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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