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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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