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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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