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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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