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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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