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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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