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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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