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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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