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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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