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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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