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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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