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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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