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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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