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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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