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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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