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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology enable students all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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