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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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