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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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