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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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