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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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