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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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