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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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