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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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