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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online education have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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