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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. 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 typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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