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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)