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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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