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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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