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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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