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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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