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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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