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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the most important 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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