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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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