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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important 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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