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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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