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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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