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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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