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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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