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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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