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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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