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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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