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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students 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 topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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