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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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