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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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