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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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