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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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