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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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