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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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