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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning enable learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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