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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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