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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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