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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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