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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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