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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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