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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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