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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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