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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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