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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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