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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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