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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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