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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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