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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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