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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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