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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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