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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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