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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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