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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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