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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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