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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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