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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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