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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in elearning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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