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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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