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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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